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Space, line, shape, form, color, value, and texture. The tools the artist works with to create an artwork.

Elements of Design

Balance, unity, contrast, rhythm, movement, repetition, and harmony. The techniques that artists use to organize or design artworks when working with the elements of design.

Principles of Design

A continuous mark made on a surface with a pointed tool.

Line

Lines indicated indirectly at edges where two shapes meet or that are suggested by positioning several objects in a row.

Implied Line

Indicates areas between, around, above, below, or within something.

Space

Method by which artists depict 3D space on a flat surface. The illusion of space can be achieved by overlapping shapes, making objects up close larger, putting details on closer objects, using brighter colors on closer objects, putting closer objects close to the bottom of the picture plane, or using linear perspective.

Perspective

Creating the illusion of depth by having parallel lines recede into the distance, converging at one or more vanishing points.

Linear Perspective

An enclosed space defined by elements of design such as line, color, value, etc. It is 2D and has only height and width while form is 3D and also encloses volume such as a cub or sphere.

Shape

Darkness or lightness of a color or object.

Value

Surface quality of an object (perceived through touch).

Texture

The appearance of texture (usually it is drawn or painted to represent the actual texture of an object).

Simulated Texture

Texture you can feel.

Actual texture

The character of surfaces created by the response of vision to wavelengths of reflected light. 3 properties: hue, intensity, value

Color

Name of a color

Hue

Purity of a color

Intensity

Red, yellow, blue - make it possible to mix all other colors.

Primary colors

Orange, green, violet - made by mixing two primary colors.

Secondary colors

Produced by mixing a primary and its adjacent secondary color.

Intermediate colors

Reds, yellows, oranges (advance)

Warm colors

Blues, greens, violets (recede)

Cool colors

Grays (made by mixing pairs of complements)

Neutral colors

Colors adjacent on the color wheel

Analogous colors

Colors exactly opposite on the color wheel and are in extreme contrast. When mixed, they neutralize each other. When placed in close proximity, they appear their brightest.

Complementary colors

One color with its tints and shades.

Monochromatic color scheme

A color plus white

Tint

A color plus black

Shade

Combining the elements to produce the appearance of movement through repetition or progression of an element.

Rhythm

A sense of wholeness which results from a successful combination of the elements.

Unity

Principle of design referring to the arrangement of elements to create stability so that the picture looks equally weighted.

Balance

Each side is different yet looks balanced.

Asymmetrical balance

Both sides are identical

Symmetrical balance

Design based on a circle with the design radiating from the center.

Radial balance

Size relationship between parts of an object or between objects.

Proportion

Using differences in the elements of a composition to offset unity and make it more interesting.

Variety

Differences between elements such as value or color

Contrast

A condition in which elements fit together well (usually referring to the colors in a composition)

Harmony

Philosophy of art that emphasizes the importance of structure (stressing the art elements and principles over other aspects such as realism)

Formalism

Philosophy of art that states the most important reason for making art is to express an emotion or state a message.

Expressionism

Philosophy of art that stresses the importance of imitating or copying nature or the natural world.

Imitationalism

Theory of perceiving and enjoying something for its beauty and pleasurable qualities.

Aesthetics

Using the vocabulary of art to describe, interpret, or judge a work of art. Includes description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment.

Art criticism

The study of art, especially with regard to the ways it has existed through time (periods of art, periods of history, social context of art, styles of art, etc.)

Art history

Method of teaching visual art, using four disciplines of production, art criticism, aesthetics, and art history.